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Help me ID this…mite?

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Not a hemp russet mite or any kind of russet mite I don’t believe. The long and abundant “hairs” coming off the back don’t look like broad mites from the pictures I’ve found. Not sure yet..

 
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Eledin said:
Judging by the long

Exactly this, nice job you were faster than me finding it hahaha. There a lot of different types of mites and this is one of them. Depending on where you live mites can be quite different ✌️
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This mite is named very specifically to its location, I wonder how far it’s making its way around the US at this point?

Thank you btw : )

Hope @Rama777 can get it handled! : )
 
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Rama777 said:
We both found that at about the same time I think :))

Yeah crown mite is the “closest” match I’ve found so far..
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I was going down the wrong hole and kept coming up with dust mites and shit! Way tiny! This was my search after messing around “mites with hairs”🤦‍♂️😂
 
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I just had a thought..

I was looking at multiple leaves last night under a loop and did not find any mites.

There was a dropped leaf on the soil and I snatched that, put it in a jar and brought it under the stereo scope and found like a dozen instantly.

So I’ll do some more work, but I’m now wondering if these guys are primarily in the soil or the soil surface. Probably so..

Apparently crown mites do live primarily on the soil surface and feed off partially decomposing organic matter. So leaves on the soil surface would be a favorite spot for crown mites.
 
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BearWater said:
This mite is named very specifically to its location, I wonder how far it’s making its way around the US at this point?

Thank you btw : )

Hope @Rama777 can get it handled! : )
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With the climate change a lot of species of all kinds of bugs are migrating to other places. I moved to 3 different places in Spain and in all of them I got different types of mites. The south is more hot and dry, where I live now is less hot but more humid (even though we are breaking heat records every other week this year).
 
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Rama777 said:
I just had a thought..

I was looking at multiple leaves last night under a loop and did not find any mites.

There was a dropped leaf on the soil and I snatched that, put it in a jar and brought it under the stereo scope and found like a dozen instantly.

So I’ll do some more work, but I’m now wondering if these guys are primarily in the soil or the soil surface. Probably so..

Apparently crown mites do live primarily on the soil surface and feed off partially decomposing organic matter. So leaves on the soil surface would be a favorite spot for crown mites.
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They like to live on the soil and feed on organic matter yes, sadly that organic matter includes leaves aswell, even if theyre not decomposing. That said they do prefeer leaves near the soil like you said but they also like new growth (be careful because they will go for that new growth through the stem if you let them). Do you have bite marks in your leaves? Pale yellow or white spots.
 
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Rama777 said:
Apparently crown mites do live primarily on the soil surface and feed off partially decomposing organic matter. So leaves on the soil surface would be a favorite spot for crown mites.
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I just sprayed the other night and gave the surface of the soil a good drenching also! I know im not dealing with this mite specifically but never hurts : )
Eledin said:
With the climate change a lot of species of all kinds of bugs are migrating to other places. I moved to 3 different places in Spain and in all of them I got different types of mites. The south is more hot and dry, where I live now is less hot but more humid (even though we are breaking heat records every other week this year).
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oh man I believe it! We’ll all have to start spraying “scorched earth” and thats not good!
 
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For veg I use potassic soap and for flower I use hydrogen peroxide mixed with water. Hydrogen peroxide might not be enough for a big infestation (I treated plants with spider mites in flower succesfully with it though) but its a good preemptive and a good cleaning agent for the buds. I spray my buds once per week until theyre drooping water, gets rid of any potential future problem and dust and other particles that accumulate in the sticky buds. I think outdoors is a must to wash your buds if you want a clean smoke, but even indoors is noticeable. If youre too lazy to wash them once is choped just spray them real good with hydrogen peroxide and water and then only water before you chop and youre good to go. Hydrogen peroxide doesnt leave any residue but it can burn your terpenes, trichomes and pistils if you use too much or its there for too long.
EDIT: Just in case, I spray them with the lights off I make sure there's good airflow so the buds dont get mold obviously. I dont do it before the lights turn off, I turn them off for half an hour or less and then turn them on again, its like a cloudy day for them because I leave the tent open so the light from my room is touching them and they dont go to sleep mode. They dry pretty quick when the plant is still not choped, if you wash them after choping you will most likely need a fan to get rid of the excess moisture.
 
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